The report claims the free Apple Music subscription is not simply a trial but rather will be offered on an ongoing basis. Verizon's lower-priced Go Unlimited plan with reduced data speeds will continue to offer a six-month Apple Music trial, as the Beyond Unlimited and Above Unlimited plans currently do.

The perk will be available to both new and existing subscribers starting this Thursday, January 17, the report adds. Verizon's documentation suggests there is no catch, with the monthly prices of Beyond Unlimited and Above Unlimited plans expected to remain unchanged, but we'll know for sure in a few days.

Wonder how this works for those of us paying for an Apple Music family plan but also with a beyond unlimited family plan. Guess we will have to cancel the Apple Music family plan and sign up for free individual plans?

Meh. Not really an incentive for me to change. I’m happy with my go unlimited option. Just to get this offer I would have to up another tier and increase my price per line $20 per line. Not really worth it. I will just stick to buying iTunes gift cards at a discount. And use that to pay Apple Music.

Guess I'll just keep paying for my Apple Music subscription at the discount annual rate with discounted iTunes gift cards. I have the verizon unlimited plan from 2017 which is $20/mo cheaper yet gives the same specs as the newer "beyond" unlimited plan. Switching to pay more would make about as much sense as it did when these marketing departments decided to redefine the word unlimited.

Remember everyone, if you are for Net Neutrality you should be opposed to this.

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Actually, Net Neutrality is about whether or not providers artificially manipulate the speed/quantity of data packets that they delivered to users. It shouldn't apply to this new Verizon plan because the data used to stream Apple Music is not being treated preferentially compared to other services.

This appears to be an unlimited plan (with data throttling) which includes an Apple Music subscription. This is simply an option to purchase bundled services. If a user happens to also subscribe to Spotify, they should expect to have the same streaming experience from both music services regarding data usage.

Now, if Verizon began exempting Apple Music from data throttling, that should trigger Net Neutrality concerns because the Apple Music data would be treated preferentially. I know this is a small distinction, but it is still important. There were similar concerns in the past when T-Mobile began letting customers stream Netflix without counting toward their monthly data cap. If interested, you can read about that here.

Well, it's live. Just switched over our three lines a few minutes ago.

Note this one caveat:
If you decide to switch plans to an ineligible plan, they won't unenroll you. They'll just bill you $9.99/line until you notice it and shut it off. No idea if they will warn you about it if you try to do so.

We currently have the family plan. When I click the link Verizon sent me, it says I already have Apple Music. How do I quit the family plan to join the free plan?

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After signing up, Version sent me a text on my device to link my AppleID. Tapping the link in the text had my phone respond that I have an already linked account and I need to cancel one of them. Cancel the Apple account.

After that, I was informed that my current Apple Music subscription is cancelled (actually renew subscription is turned off). Whether the actual switch occurs immediately (today) or the beginning of February is still a question.

EDIT: Note that I have an individual account, not a family plan. I would hazard a guess that the owner of the family plan account needs to link then cancel the account.

After signing up, Version sent me a text on my device to link my AppleID. Tapping the link in the text had my phone respond that I have an already linked account and I need to cancel one of them. Cancel the Apple account.

After that, I was informed that my current Apple Music subscription is cancelled (actually renew subscription is turned off). Whether the actual switch occurs immediately (today) or the beginning of February is still a question.

EDIT: Note that I have an individual account, not a family plan. I would hazard a guess that the owner of the family plan account needs to link then cancel the account.

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I received the text with the link. After I click the link, it says “You don’t have an Apple Music Service with your mobile service provider.” I did opt into Apple Music Service on my Verizon account.

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